fils de catin

\fis də ka.tɛ̃\

/\fis də ka.tɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“fils de catin” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enfant de prostituée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fils-de-catin · fils de catin · French

fils de catin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for fils de catin
PropertyValue
Headwordfils de catin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fis də ka.tɛ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « fils de catin » en français

fils de catinn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fils de catin is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fis də ka.tɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "enfant de prostituée.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fils de catin in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is fils de catin, spelled F-I-L-S- -D-E- -C-A-T-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    enfant de prostituée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fils de catin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sire Maurice. – Double poltron ! fils de catin !

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fils de catin"?
"fils de catin" is spelled F-I-L-S- -D-E- -C-A-T-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fis də ka.tɛ̃\.
What does "fils de catin" mean?
As a noun, "fils de catin" means: enfant de prostituée.
How do you pronounce "fils de catin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fils de catin" is \fis də ka.tɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fils de catin" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list